Misdemeanours Department

Description of the department’s activities

• The department handles all administrative matters relating to administrative offence proceedings in accordance with Act No. 250/2016 Coll., on liability for administrative offences and proceedings concerning them, as amended, in accordance with Act No. 251/2016 Coll., on certain administrative offences, as amended, and Act No. 500/2004 Coll., the Code of Administrative Procedure, as amended, on behalf of the Příbram Municipal Authority as the administrative body exercising delegated powers of state administration in the field of administrative offences,       
• and which hears cases concerning administrative offences under Act No. 251/2016 Coll., on Certain Administrative Offences, in particular those against public order, civic coexistence, property, and order in state administration and local government, with the exception of minor offences which, due to their specialised nature, fall within the remit of another department of the Municipal Authority,
• prepares reports on reputation and reliability for the purposes of public authorities,
• deals with administrative offences on behalf of the town of Příbram and its districts, and, pursuant to a decision by the Regional Authority of the Central Bohemian Region, on behalf of the following municipalities: Bohostice, Bohutín, Bratkovice, Buková u Příbramě, Bukovany, Cetyně, Čenkov, Dlouhá Lhota, Dolní Hbity, Drahlín, Drásov, Dubenec, Dubno, Háje, Hluboš, Chraštice, Jablonná, Jince, Kamýk nad Vltavou, Kotenčice, Kozárovice, Křešín, Láz, Lazsko, Lešetice, Lhota near Příbram, Milín, Modřovice, Narysov, Občov, Obecnice, Obory, Ostrov, Pečice, Pičín, Podlesí, Radětice, Sádek, Smolotely, Solenice, Suchodol, Těchařovice, Trhové Dušníky, Třebsko, Višňová, Vrančice, Vysoká u Příbramě, Zalužany, Zbenice, Zduchovice.

Misdemeanour proceedings

Definition of an administrative offence: an administrative offence is a socially harmful unlawful act which is expressly designated as such by law and which exhibits the characteristics laid down by law, provided it does not constitute a criminal offence.

Who is authorised to take action in this matter (submit a report, etc.): every citizen has the right to report an administrative offence.

Conditions and procedure for handling the matter: if a citizen believes that an unlawful act has taken place, they shall report the suspicion to the police, namely the Czech Police (line 158) or the Municipal Police (line 156). These authorities are legally obliged to accept such reports. A suspicion that an offence has been committed may also be reported to the administrative authority at the Příbram Municipal Office. The report must clearly state who is making the report, who the suspect is, a description of the facts of the case including the time and place, who the witnesses are, and any further evidence and relevant circumstances. 

Guides and forms to download

• Report of an offence (42.50 kB)
• Consent of the person affected by the offence.pdf

Relevant legislation

• Act No. 250/2016 Coll., on liability for administrative offences and proceedings concerning them, as amended
• Act No. 251/2016 Coll., on certain administrative offences, as amended
• Act No. 500/2004 Coll., the Administrative Procedure Code, as amended

Administrative offences are dealt with by the relevant departments and bodies according to the nature of the offence:

Transport Authority
Department Department of Law and Public Procurement (in particular offences against public order, civil coexistence and property)
Environment
Department Department of Education, Culture and Sport
Příbram Municipal Police